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Table 4 Method and responsibility of data collection

From: Epidemiology of multidrug resistant bacterial organisms and Clostridium difficile in German hospitals in 2014: Results from a nationwide one-day point prevalence of 329 German hospitals

 

Method of data collection

Responsibility of Data collection

Level of care

On the ward

By phone

Electronic system

Not reported

ICN

ICC

LPIC

Controlling/QM

Other

Not reported

Tertiary (n = 45)

16 (35.6 %)

0 (0.0 %)

28 (62.2 %)

1 (2.2 %)

37 (82.2 %)

3 (6.7 %)

2 (4.4 %)

0 (0 %)

3 (6.7 %)

0 (0.0 %)

Secondary (n = 76)

43 (56.6 %)

1 (1.3 %)

32 (42.1 %)

0 (0.0 %)

53 (69.7 %)

5 (6.6 %)

11 (14.5 %)

1 (1.3 %)

5 (6.6 %)

1 (1.3 %)

Primary (n = 208)

108 (51.9 %)

7 (3.4 %)

88 (42.3 %)

5 (2.4 %)

181 (87.0 %)

3 (1.4 %)

13 (6.3 %)

1 (0.5 %)

8 (3.8 %)

2 (1.0 %)

Total (n = 329)

167 (50.8 %)

8 (2.4 %)

148 (45.0 %)

6 (1.8 %)

271 (82.4 %)

11 (3.3 %)

26 (7.9 %)

2 (0.6 %)

16 (4.9 %)

3 (0.9 %)

  1. (ICN = infection control nurse, ICC = infection control consultant, LPIC = link physician for infection control, QM = Quality management)